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Unrecorded Yaka artist

Headdress ("kholuka" or "mbala")

Probably first half of 20th century

Not on View

Artist	Unrecorded Yaka artist
Date	Probably first half of 20th century
Medium	Wood, plant fiber, resin, and natural pigment and coloring
Dimensions	57 x 40 x 38 cm
Credit line	Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
Accession	76.2553 PG 254
Location	Africa
Origin	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection	Non-Western Art, Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Type	Sculpture

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Africa
Unrecorded Yaka artist
Headdress ("kholuka" or "mbala")
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Probably first half of 20th century
Wood, plant fiber, resin, and natural pigment and coloring
57 x 40 x 38 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
76.2553 PG 254

Not on View